I need a name for a headstrong female character. I know quite a few French names, but I need one that works specifically for this time period. Anyone have any knowledge of early French names?
[name]Jos[/name]éphine
[name]Louise[/name]
Eugénie
[name]Christine[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Berthe[/name]
[name]Marceline[/name]
[name]Ana[/name]ïs
[name]Amable[/name]
[name]Ali[/name]énor
[name]Ad[/name]élaïde
Élisabeth
[name]Annie[/name] and [name]Isabelle[/name] are my French great-great grandmothers 
Names of some notable French woman of the time, nobles etc:
[name]Salome[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Alexandrine[/name]/[name]Alexandrie[/name]/[name]Alix[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Anastasie[/name]
[name]Mathilde[/name]
[name]Clothilde[/name]
[name]Henriette[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Therese[/name]
[name]Philippine[/name]
Felicite
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Cecile[/name]
[name]Emilie[/name]/[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Stephanie[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Claudine[/name]/[name]Claudette[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
My friend looked up the genealogy of the French side of her family, and many many generations ago (Sorry, I can’t recall the exact time period), there was a woman named Aspasie. I’ll never forget that name - it seemed so enigmatic!